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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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